survival
Watch devs play through the first 45 minutes of Hellion
The Steam early access launch for space survival sandbox Hellion is right around the corner on February 24th, but you won't have to wait...
Jukebox Heroes: Vote for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all time!
On a couple of past occasions, I've amused myself by posting countdown lists of my favorite MMORPG theme songs in this column. I was...
ARK: Survival Evolved’s Jeremy Stieglitz on Scorched Earth and console launch
ARK: Survival Evolved Co-Founder Jeremy Stieglitz has posted to Reddit an unreleased interview he did for Eurogamer, which apparently won't be published there. In it,...
What in the world happened to TUG?
TUG, better known as The Untitled Game, burst onto the scene in May of 2013 with a Kickstarter, which didn't elicit the same groans...
Five reasons behind the failure of Hero’s Song
In July of 2015, MMORPG fans were stunned to hear that John Smedley was stepping down from his post as president of Daybreak. After...
The Stream Team: ARK’s night is dark and full of dinos (to eat)
Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? You should be in ARK -- especially if that bump also bites! Unless,...
Conan Exiles is bringing official servers back online, releases dev kit for modders
Conan Exile's struggle to stay on top of the high demand for the survival sandbox and its troubles with shards continues, as Funcom announced...
First Impressions: Struggling to survive in Conan Exiles
I am no stranger to covering survival sandboxes for Massively OP. I wrestled with dinosaurs before ARK: Survival Evolved was a thing. I got kidnapped...
Conan Exiles hits 50K concurrent players, switches hosting to GameServers
Last week, Funcom announced that it was parting ways with PingPerfect as the dedicated host for both official and player-run Conan Exiles servers, and...
EVE Evolved: Would EVE Online make a good survival game?
EVE Online has practically dominated the sci-fi sandbox MMO niche for nearly 14 years, with its harsh PvP-oriented gameplay and massive single-server universe combining to provide something that's...
The Stream Team: Attempting an ARK arena assault
The tek tier is finally here! That means Massively OP's MJ is going to show off dino laser helmets. But in order for everyone...
The Soapbox: The sorry state of ARK Survival Evolved
When ARK: Survival Evolved came on the scene in June 2015, it was met with enthusiasm (dinosaurs!) as well as some skepticism (Early Access)....
Conan Exiles hits 40K concurrent players
Despite mixed reviews and technical shenanigans, Conan Exiles is enjoying a heady first week of early access. Funcom reports that the survival sandbox has...
Life is Feudal aims for late 2017 launch, hires on public relations firm
As Life is Feudal bears down toward its launch window of "late 2017," it has a new ally to help with getting the word...
Conan Exiles addresses tech issues post launch, laughs at dong obsession
Funcom's brand-new early access survival sandbox Conan Exiles got a patch yesterday aiming to clean up multiple issues in the game, including server sorting...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 102: Sailing into the future
Justin and Larry discuss LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Star Trek Online, Asheron's Call, H1Z1, Black Desert, and Guild Wars 2, with a special Bree monologue about the new comment system.
ARK: Survival Evolved adds high technology with its newest patch
What's better than dinosaurs? Dinosaurs with laser beams on their heads. The latest update to Ark: Survival Evolved is delivering just that with...
The Stream Team: Check out Conan Exiles early!
Do you want to check out Conan Exiles? How about peeking in before it opens for Early Access? Massively OP's MJ is sneaking you...
PSA: ARK and expansion bundle drops below $20
Is that another survival game over there? No, don't look over there -- Studio Wildcard wants you to look over here. At the dinosaurs....
The Stream Team: Not letting ARK’s sleeping dinos lie
Should you let sleeping dinos lie? Probably. But Massively OP's MJ was never one to choose the safest route. She wants to hunt and...
